whizzing

verb

Definition of whizzingnext
present participle of whiz
1
as in hissing
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers

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2
as in humming
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds

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  1. humming
  2. buzzing
  3. zipping
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  • This forecasted demand is being driven in large part by data centers, the humming engines driving AI, which require massive quantities of dependable power generation rather than relying on inherently intermittent renewables.
    Richard Lum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the other part of this story—a humming economy—is great for Mastercard (MA), which takes a slice of each payment that rolls down its network.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of humming
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  • The ongoing geopolitical issues globally have kept the defense stocks buzzing.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Those who consume it are plunged into vivid hallucinations, often preceded by a loud buzzing noise, that last between 24 and 48 hours.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of buzzing
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  • Most novelists freely pump the gas and the brakes, zipping through the boring bits to get to the good ones, but his pacing is remorselessly steady, the metronome locked at 60, one second per second.
    Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Quanta Magazine caught up with him a couple of times this year over Zoom to hear why space-time might be fundamental after all, and what the symmetries of the particles zipping around in it might suggest.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of zipping
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